Category Archives: Trends

Our Favorite Things in 2017

Posted on December 15, 2017 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: As you will quickly notice, we’re a grouchy, grumpy lot, all of whom are too old to keep up with new things, so this list consists of our favorite things we encountered this year whether or not … Continue reading →

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Juxtaposin’: First-Person Shooters

Posted on September 4, 2017 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes:

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Mouth Wide Open, Hillary Edition

Posted on August 4, 2016 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: Ann Althouse asks one of the really pressing questions of our day: “Is there some reason why Hillary keeps doing this gaping-maw face?” There are lots of funny and maybe even valid comments on her posting. I’ve … Continue reading →

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The Male Hug

Posted on November 1, 2015 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: I’m curious about where visitors stand on the way that so many guys these days, on greeting each other, routinely give each other a great big bear hug, as though they haven’t seen each other in decades. Me, I’m much … Continue reading →

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Linkage

Posted on October 30, 2015 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: Octopi are awesome. Heather Mac Donald delivers a terrific teardown of some of the studies the current rape-on-campus hysteria is being based on. Slavic yoga! It’s amazing that anyone survives childhood, let alone adolescence. Scarlett Johansson puts … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, Linkathons, Trends | 2 Comments

L’Affaire Jenner: A Conversation

Posted on June 25, 2015 by Eddie Pensier

Eddie Pensier writes: Transcribed, annotated, anonymized, and edited for spelling from a discussion group elsewhere on the web. The participants include: AK, shopkeeper, female, 42 CB, researcher, male, 39 MM, retired US Navy, male, 54 CM, copywriter/translator, male, 54 JL, financial … Continue reading →

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The Trendiness Trend

Posted on April 11, 2015 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: Could be wrong, but I’m pretty sure that this is the first time I’ve run across the adjective “trendy” being used (non-ironically, anyway) as an enticement. Is calling something “trendy” and meaning it as praise becoming a trend?

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Couldn’t Do It Today

Posted on January 15, 2015 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: The height of ’80s dong animation. Related Wikipedia.

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Working Out at the Gym in 2014

Posted on November 22, 2014 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes:

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Twink Chic?

Posted on October 14, 2014 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: Some ads that caught my attention as I’ve made my usual rounds in NYC in recent days: Twinks are in? And even black guys now open their mouths like women and wear buns? Of course we who visit … Continue reading →

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